Legends are not born, they are created. The @NFLGameLeaks Twitter account is no different.
NFL schedule leak publish its first tweet on May 9, writing, “Hello Twitter; NFL schedule [sic] will officially release on Thursday, May 12. However, the schedule has already been sent to all 32 NFL teams. Games will be continuously leaked day by day. I will tweet out all the games as I get them. “
This is a lie. No secret access to previously released schedule, no leak of any actual information. But who can know? The account quickly amassed 10,000 followers within three days, posting completely fabricated stories. Blogs, sports journalists, and message boards ate it, retweeted and reported the apparently leaked game schedule based on the Game Leaks Twitter account.
And the guy behind it all is literally just making it up – which they revealed yesterday and instantly lost about 20% of their followers. See for yourself:
This was followed up with “literally none of that is real.” Just amazing stuff here, to be honest. The account then became a sort of manifesto about how easy it is to spread misinformation on the Internet (“it’s no wonder half the country thinks the election was orchestrated by a lord.” kind”) and shouted out a single account that called out to them in the first place for being fake.
Now that has promised “more kids games and toys”, what could be the next fake leak? Transactional and free-agent destinations? NBA draft pick in June? Announcement of home and home football series for the 2042 season? The opportunities are endless, and precedent has been set. It’s just a question of whether people easily fall in love with it a second time. (I guess? They will.)
The bio on the account now says “I really get all the assholes.” Can’t argue with that.
